Hope gives you strength. Hope gives you courage. Hope gives you stamina to keep going when it feels like it would just be easier to stop.

This is our final portion of our series on developing a life plan. In this section we talk about the need for intentionality and focus.

What are you gifted and called to do? How will you impact the Kingdom of God and the world around you in the next ten years?

We are about to end not only a year, but the decade. Perhaps in your time of reflection in this season, you have realized that it is time to

You know those people. They're far more than optimistic. They seem at times slightly annoying...

Entire volumes can be written on ineffective apologies. Some people just suck at it. But you can master the one-minute apology.

Updating in relationships is to honestly look at how you see each other, what you see in each other, and recognize someone has changed...

When we update, sometimes we have to raise the bar, and sometimes we need to sometimes lower it because things have changed.

Imagine what could be; imagine what I could become; imagine what God can do among us. Just imagine.

How does God see your life? Martin discusses part 2 of the Portrait of your Life in this video.

Where is God in the portrait of your life? What is your view of God?

I decided that if I was going to do well in this next season, I was going to need to plan to fail at least 10% of the time.

In speaking at conferences for the last couple of decades, I’ve consistently been asked the question “What’s different about the way you speak?” People often...

In my earliest days (my mid-twenties), I realized quickly that we didn’t teach very much on how to invest your life, even though it was a primary emphasis of...

Good friends often serve as the best mirrors in our lives, asking in two different tones, "Why can't you see what we see?" Do you have these people in your l...

How do words of direct validation hit you? Does it make you uncomfortable to be told what you do well? Does praise make you want to hide as much as criticism...

Are you a pessimist, a realist, or an idealist? I've always been an idealist, which has been both a strength and a weakness at times. But I believe that many...

How do you see the world and the situations of your life? Here are some thoughts on the topic of perspective.

It has been a while, but we are back!

One of the known factors of the universe states “God is love”! People hold on to this truth when they know and understand almost nothing else about God or fa...